Photos of the Day – March 15, 2013

A sampling of the best images made on Friday, March 15, 2013 by photographers with the Associated Press.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino gestures to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame at the Big East Conference tournament Friday, March 15, 2013, in New York. Louisville won 69-57. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch, of Canada, perform during the pairs free program at the World Figure Skating Championships Friday, March 15, 2013, in London, Ontario. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Duke’s Quinn Cook, right, and Maryland’s Nick Faust, left, chase a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

Indian army soldiers spit fire as they perform the mallakhamb, a traditional Indian gymnastic sport, during a display of skills at Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India, Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)

Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim, of the United States, react as they watch their scores during the pairs free program at the World Figure Skating Championships Friday, March 15, 2013, in London, Ontario. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Alabama guard Levi Randolph (20) tries to shoot and has the ball slapped by Tennessee guard Armani Moore, right, Tennessee forward Jarnell Stokes, (5) and Tennessee guard Trae Golden, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 15, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A South Korean child holds a candle light during a rally denouncing the annual joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, South Korea and the United States joint military exercise, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 15, 2013. Pyongyang’s most recent threats follow U.N. sanctions imposed last week over its third nuclear test, which it conducted Feb. 12. North Korea says ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean military drills are invasion rehearsals.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Matt Dayhoff

Matt Dayhoff started as a photographer for the Journal Star in 1992 shortly after graduating from the Ohio University School of Visual Communications. In 2009, he moved into the newsroom as an online editor and producer and is now responsible for helping manage and edit much of the editorial content on pjstar.com.